I have just started sending out my CV to several agencies (in Holland and Spain) in order to get some translating work. I notice that the Spanish agencies ask for diplomas a lot more then the Dutch ones. I have now had a couple of replies from Spanish agencies asking me to scan my diploma and scan the proof that I have been sworn in by the court. I should send these scans to them.

I have got all these diplomas and proofs. But it´s all in Dutch. My question is:
Can I send everything in Duth? Shall I translate everything to Spanish and send that too? Is it necesary that the translation is being done by a "sworn" translator (traductor jurado)? Since I have been sworn in myself, could I do this myself if they ask for a "sworn" translation?

Thanks for your help.

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If they are asking you to scan your diplomas etc., they are not asking for a translation. But why not check with them to find out exactly what they want? If they want a translation by a sworn translator, it should be someone other than yourself.

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You need a diploma officially translated when something is to be done about it, e.g. you will continue your studies in another country. But for a translation agency??? Have they already given you a sworn translation job, and the requesting authority demands to see the hired translator's credentials?

Nope, they are just playing difficult, like most agencies that make it difficult from beginning to end, so there is no change in procedure or procedural speed when it's time to pay the translator.

Some agencies requested a scanned file of my Brazilian certificate as a sworn translator, and I obliged. Believe me, never got one single job from them. Others asked me to send a few signed papers, NDA and the like. The fastest paying ones just found me and sent me the job. Some people like to see work done; others fall into the "activity trap", and think that all the bureaucratic requirements they invent is adding value to some work that will never be done by them.

I suggest you scan your diplomas, and send them as they are. If this agency wants them translated and certified, tell them to get some such translator on their own (and pay for it!!!), as if you hired a translator, this person might be biased in your favor, or even give you a colleague discount you wouldn't transfer to them. Let them enjoy their whole paranoia!

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I have just started sending out my CV to several agencies (in Holland and Spain) in order to get some translating work. I notice that the Spanish agencies ask for diplomas a lot more then the Dutch ones. I have now had a couple of replies from Spanish agencies asking me to scan my diploma and scan the proof that I have been sworn in by the court. I should send these scans to them.

I have got all these diplomas and proofs. But it´s all in Dutch. My question is:
Can I send everything in Duth? Shall I translate everything to Spanish and send that too? Is it necesary that the translation is being done by a "sworn" translator (traductor jurado)? Since I have been sworn in myself, could I do this myself if they ask for a "sworn" translation?

Thanks for your help.

In my opinion, you should send the scanned diplomas and the translations too. I also think that it is not necessary to send a sworn translation, only one done by you as a kind of explanation or attachment of what is written in Dutch for those people who are going to look at your CV and don't know anything about the Dutch language.
This would make things easier for you and the person who is going to hire you.

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